Why is my period late? You asked Google – here’s the answer

Every day, millions of people ask Google some of life’s most difficult questions, big and small. In a new series, our writers answer some of the most common queries

Premature-birth researchers appeal for photographs of newborn babies

Images to be used in app to help doctors determine gestational age of children born in isolated regions and reduce unnecessary deaths

I wish I didn’t have to rely on Google to help me breastfeed

Women who have little to no lactation support turn to the search engine for advice. That is not sustainable

I’ve got head lice – and I blame the selfie

There are nits in our house again and nothing seems to work. Perhaps we should just accept them as friends

Experience: I am afraid of pregnancy

‘I was diagnosed with tokophobia, a fear of pregnancy and childbirth. I’d never heard of it but was told it was a very real condition’

65-year-old German woman expecting quadruplets defends pregnancy

Annegret Raunigk, who has 13 children, says she is not scared by prospect of caring for young children at the age of 70 and beyond

Tasteless jokes about my miscarriage were my way of coping when I felt despair

After my miscarriage, my body was cruelly convinced I was still pregnant but I knew it was just a coffin for my child. I eventually accepted it wasn’t my fault

Sheila Kitzinger was unafraid to confront female sexuality on a daily basis

For me, the common thread in her books and wide-ranging commentary is her insistence that women’s experiences of pregnancy and parenting matter

Parents – turn off those screens and get running with your kids

Do your children sit for hours in front of video games and TV? Here’s one way of getting your little couch potatoes out for some exercise

Childbirth expert and campaigner Sheila Kitzinger dies aged 86

Author and advocate for women’s freedom of choice in childbirth campaigned on range of issues including female genital mutilation